Raney S
@raneys.bsky.social
Lover of democracy, the first amendment, cats and horses. Favorite destinations: Broadway and the Rockies.
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The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
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Oh? Just in time for that huge TB outbreak in Kansas?
This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Oh? Just in time for that huge TB outbreak in Kansas?
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National call this Sunday to strategize with Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP, and a ton of other groups. We choose to fight. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
We Choose To Fight: Action Call · Indivisible
This Sunday night, February 2 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join Indivisible, MoveOn, Working Families Party, and a coalition of other organizations for an action call. During the call, you will...
www.mobilize.us
February 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
National call this Sunday to strategize with Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP, and a ton of other groups. We choose to fight. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
www.wired.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous
Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…
www.techdirt.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
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This is a first
My Representative put another repug in the hot seat
South Carolinians receive more federal funds than any blue state
#Voices4Victory #NewYork
My Representative put another repug in the hot seat
South Carolinians receive more federal funds than any blue state
#Voices4Victory #NewYork
The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121
@fightingliberal.bsky.social
· Jan 14
New York Republican goes to war with Lindsey Graham as SC among ‘biggest recipients’ of taxm funds
Says 35% of South Carolina's state budget is paid for by federal funds...
Reveals dirty secret about all RED STATE'S budgets...
Says 35% of South Carolina's state budget is paid for by federal funds...
Reveals dirty secret about all RED STATE'S budgets...
Republican goes to war with Lindsey Graham as SC among ‘biggest recipients’ of tax funds
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) lashed out at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) because the federal government pays for 35% of his state's revenue, one of the highest rates in the nation. According to an analysis…
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is a first
My Representative put another repug in the hot seat
South Carolinians receive more federal funds than any blue state
#Voices4Victory #NewYork
My Representative put another repug in the hot seat
South Carolinians receive more federal funds than any blue state
#Voices4Victory #NewYork
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke.
So, she took a breath, and spoke.
The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke.
So, she took a breath, and spoke.
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read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping:
THREAD: Let's walk through some of the serious/potentially unethical/signs of manipulation/conflict of interest that have already been identified by lawyers/crypto experts re $Trump-the memecoin the Trump family cyrpto created on Friday. First, here's our latest story www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/u...
Trump’s Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World’s Most Valuable
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
read this thread… it’s just jaw-dropping:
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This is important.
ProPublica reporters are dedicated to investigating government agencies and federal policy. Concerned public servants are some of our most important sources.
We appreciate the difficult situations people weigh as they decide whether to reach out. Here's how to securely get in touch.
We appreciate the difficult situations people weigh as they decide whether to reach out. Here's how to securely get in touch.
Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
www.propublica.org
January 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is important.
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You’re exactly right.
Let's agree there definitely are some immigrants whose deportation should be highly prioritized.
January 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You’re exactly right.
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It’s no secret that Project 2025 would seriously alter just about every aspect of American life.
Here's what experts are most concerned about.
Here's what experts are most concerned about.
Unmasking the Anti-Democracy Agenda of Project 2025
Democracy Docket spoke with voting rights experts, pro-democracy advocates, and right-wing extremist researchers about how Project 2025 could upend democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s no secret that Project 2025 would seriously alter just about every aspect of American life.
Here's what experts are most concerned about.
Here's what experts are most concerned about.
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After Trump tried to illegally stay in power in 2020 I started studying WWII and the Third Reich aggressively.
Here is my reading list, most of which was done via audible because I'm old and going blindish.
189 titles + 👇
(I hope you'll tune in for This is America tomorrow) tinyurl.com/u3b79b4y
Here is my reading list, most of which was done via audible because I'm old and going blindish.
189 titles + 👇
(I hope you'll tune in for This is America tomorrow) tinyurl.com/u3b79b4y
January 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
After Trump tried to illegally stay in power in 2020 I started studying WWII and the Third Reich aggressively.
Here is my reading list, most of which was done via audible because I'm old and going blindish.
189 titles + 👇
(I hope you'll tune in for This is America tomorrow) tinyurl.com/u3b79b4y
Here is my reading list, most of which was done via audible because I'm old and going blindish.
189 titles + 👇
(I hope you'll tune in for This is America tomorrow) tinyurl.com/u3b79b4y
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Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform.
Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?
Their greed is our opportunity.
Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?
Their greed is our opportunity.
It is not free speech when Trump aligned oligarchs have their thumbs on the algorithms of all the social media apps.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform.
Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?
Their greed is our opportunity.
Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?
Their greed is our opportunity.
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President Trump pardons Nazi & white supremacist that tried to overthrow the government.
Fascists look out for fascists.
Fascists look out for fascists.
January 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
President Trump pardons Nazi & white supremacist that tried to overthrow the government.
Fascists look out for fascists.
Fascists look out for fascists.
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Among the line up of political figures were the 4 billionaires whose combined wealth is $1.2 trillion- Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Billionaires Worth A Combined $1.2 Trillion Attended Trump’s Inauguration: Here’s Who Was There—From Musk To Bezos
These billionaires have already been spotted at the inaugural events, and another dozen could still make appearances.
www.forbes.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Among the line up of political figures were the 4 billionaires whose combined wealth is $1.2 trillion- Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
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Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
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NEW: The Jack smith report does more than outline Trump's crimes; it lays bare the delays inherent in the system. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/between-th...
Between the Lines of Jack Smith's Final Report
The Jack smith report does more than outline trumps crimes; it lays bare the delays inherent in the system - and if we don’t address them - no AG will be able to hold future despots accountable.
www.muellershewrote.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
NEW: The Jack smith report does more than outline Trump's crimes; it lays bare the delays inherent in the system. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/between-th...
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Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.
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NEW: California Fire Facts
Get up-to-date facts about the LA wildfires — straight from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Please access the newly-launched website and learn the FACTS. Misinformation and disinformation are terribly, terribly dangerous.
Get the facts here: gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
Get up-to-date facts about the LA wildfires — straight from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Please access the newly-launched website and learn the FACTS. Misinformation and disinformation are terribly, terribly dangerous.
Get the facts here: gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
January 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW: California Fire Facts
Get up-to-date facts about the LA wildfires — straight from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Please access the newly-launched website and learn the FACTS. Misinformation and disinformation are terribly, terribly dangerous.
Get the facts here: gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
Get up-to-date facts about the LA wildfires — straight from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Please access the newly-launched website and learn the FACTS. Misinformation and disinformation are terribly, terribly dangerous.
Get the facts here: gavinnewsom.com/california-f...